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September 2021 Americans with Disabilities Act Employers across the country have seen rising Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation requests, and more cases are expected as return-to-office plans and vaccination … Read More

Working From Home: A Pandemic Experiment with Staying Power Through Communication, Training, and Creativity By Kristin Tugman, Ph.D. VP of Health and Productivity Analytics and Consulting Practice Prudential Group Insurance … Read More

Promoting Productivity and Mitigating Risk: How Businesses Can Help Employees Create Ergonomic Home Workspaces By Dawn Scheidell, MS, CRC, ADAA, CEAS Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist II Guardian By Paula Hinkle, RN … Read More

Opening More Doors for People with Disabilities: Lessons from Remote Work By Vivian Campagna, DNP, RN-BC, CCM Chief Industry Relations Officer Commission for Case Manager Certification By Patricia Nunez, MA, … Read More

How an Internal Job Search Can Help Make an ADAAA Accommodation By Kevin Ufier, MEd, CRC National Director of Managed Disability Genex Services When employees request accommodations under the Americans … Read More

Reasonable Accommodation and ADA Compliance in Light of COVID-19 By Linda Batiste, JD Principal Consultant Job Accommodation Network By Brittany Lambert, MS, CRC ADA Accommodation Specialist Sedgwick The COVID-19 pandemic … Read More

Drumming Up Creative Accommodation Solutions By Adam Morell, JD Director, National Technical Compliance, ADA Accommodations Sedgwick Many years ago, Rick Allen lost his left arm in a horrific car accident. … Read More

Return to Work in the COVID Era: Home Alone? By Dr. Glenn Pransky, MD Scientific Advisor Lincoln Financial Group By Dr. David Berube, MD VP Claims and Chief Medical Officer … Read More

Include Employee Benefits in Return-to-Office Plans By Dan Iskra, MBA AVP, Group Disability & Absence Product Development & Management MetLife As employers ramp up “return to normal” plans across the … Read More

Your Career, Chapter Two: Helping Employees Transition to New Duties By Alicia Heine, CRC, CCM ADA Program Consultant The Hartford By Dan Vinch, MS, CRC Vocational Rehabilitation Clinical Manger The … Read More

Reassignment Is a Reasonable Accommodation By Gail I. Cohen, Esq. Assistant General Counsel, Employment & Litigation Matrix Absence Management In Thompson v. Microsoft Corp.,1 the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of … Read More

Interactive Process: The Next Generation By Megan Holstein, Esq. SVP Absence and Claims Product FINEOS Corporation The way an employer treats an employee during a stressful life event leaves a … Read More

What’s Cooking? Leave Trends in the Restaurant Industry By Geoffrey Simpson VP of Sales & Marketing Presagia After a year of cooking at home and ordering delivery, dining in restaurants … Read More

Back to the Office: Compliance Challenges By Marjory Robertson, Esq. AVP & Senior Counsel Sun Life U.S. By Abigail O’Connell, Esq. Senior Counsel Sun Life U.S. As COVID-19 work-related restrictions … Read More

31 Years Post-ADA: Celebrating the Past and Planning for the Future By Diane Winiarski, M.Ed. Director Allsup Employment Services In the three decades since the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) … Read More

Managing Reasonable Accommodations for Employees Who Are Significantly Disabled By Rachel Shaw, MBA President and Principal Consultant Shaw HR Consulting The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was put in place … Read More

ADA: Prevention Is the Best Medicine By Terri L. Rhodes, CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA CEO DMEC Integrated absence management (IAM) has always included an element of prevention — of disability … Read More

Supporting Working Parents During the Pandemic By Jessica Thornton, MBA Senior Manager, Leaves of Absence, Accommodations, and Health & Safety RBC Wealth Management As many have experienced first-hand, being a … Read More

ADA Accommodation Process Microcredential Course Now Available The acceleration of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation requests — combined with the increase in complexity — has created significant challenges for … Read More

No RTW Date, No ADA Leave: 5th Circuit Ruling In Drake v. Spring Independent School District, No. 20-20376 (July 27, 2021), a school’s registrar who exhausted her Family and Medical … Read More